Future Story Lab

I wrote this 12 years ago. After Keith had been gone over 2 years, before my work with Choctaw Nation and almost a decade before I met Kent Dahlgren and Trudy Martinez of 214 Alpha.

All those experiences deepend my belief that we need to build community that cares *about* us in meaningful ways.

When I learned more about the 214 Alpha platform, I realized that it was what was needed to guide local governance of household level wealth building enterprises. It's the tool that supports the mantra of underlying our nexties learning lab and the Bene Esse vision.

"With the addition of the 214 Alpha platform, it’s simple to create a virtual marketplace and root the neighborhood economic ecosystem as the brick and mortar community marketplace is being built out." ~ Tending the Economic Garden: The 5 Stages of Rooted Economic Growth, Dec 2021

https://guruth.medium.com/2021-tending-the-economic-garden-fefbcdcd853e?sk=2f8a7270a1773b7b6e5dccdd3b3be5a1

This message came up in a conversation this morning. I wrote this in 2021, the imagery is part of The Awakening Story collection of poetry and is designed by Kelly Blanscet of Graphic Granola.

"We Believe the Economic Revolution Begins at Home

That’s why we’re creating this virtual community marketplace, which not only enables your home-based business to thrive, but also empowers your community. 214 Alpha is activating an online app with a 24–7 virtual marketplace designed to value communities.

This program is grassroots, DIY, hyper-local, self-funding, self-governing, and strengthens local economies. And we’d like you to join our pilot project flagship team by selling your own side-hustle products or services in the community marketplace."

The Tannehill Marketville Collective has been on hold as we have focused on living the model ourselves and as the world has grown into readiness for this solution. This is where Sophie Beilinson and I wil be selling our incredible chocolate, Trudy Martinez has handmade children's clothing, and other neighbors will be able to market their own crafts, foods and whatever else they're making at home, while growing their community wealth in a time that our neighbors are our first responders when we need help.

https://guruth.medium.com/2021-tending-the-economic-garden-fefbcdcd853e?sk=2f8a7270a1773b7b6e5dccdd3b3be5a1

More info in the comments...

2021: Tending the Economic Garden The 5 Stages of Rooted Economic Growth

I wrote this on Labor Day weekend in 2020. It's a timely reminder for me as I revisit the mission of Future Story Lab to seed, root and grow sustainable community with a focus on :

"One of the core elements of Future Story Lab is the Women’s Wisdom Web where FundHer Network and opportunities will be explored & activated. I envision a series of hubs throughout the US run by the amazing, brilliant, compassionate women I know so they can root & grow their own economic garden. Ultimately, “It’s a simple plan: meet women where they are, give them better tools and the support structures needed to root & grow thriving economies locally.”

The Core Story: #womenswork So, here we are in month 6 of the Covid-19 reset, on Labor Day 2020.